One side of the armed conflicts is composed mainly of the Sudanese military and the Janjaweed.  The Janjaweed are a Sudanese militia group, with recruits from the Afro-Arab Abbala tribes of the northern Rizeigat region in Sudan.
Jeddah is the main access point to Mecca. Healthy Muslims are required to visit Mecca at least once in their lifetime.
The Great Dark Spot is thought to show a hole in the methane cloud deck of Neptune.
His next work, Saturday, follows an very busy day in the life of a neurosurgeon.
The tarantula character spun a black cord and attached it to the ball.  He crawled away to the east, pulling on the cord with all his strength.